A former Nketa Member of Parliament, Obert Manduna, has been jailed for two years effective over fraud involving a residential stand worth US$5900.
Manduna (43) was sentenced to 4½ years imprisonment, of which 6 months were suspended for 5 years.
Two years were suspended on condition of full restitution to the complainant.
He will serve an effective 2 years in prison.
He deceived a woman into paying US$5900 for a residential stand he had no legal right to sell.
Between October 2020 and February 2022, the offender misrepresented to a nurse aide at Mpilo Hospital that he held a special power of attorney from the rightful owner to sell a stand Cowdray Park, Bulawayo.
He drafted a fake agreement of sale and collected payments from the complainant in multiple instalments amounting to US$5900.
